John J. Sims^{[1, 2]}

1877 - 1953  (76 years)

• Name	John J. Sims
  Born	22 Feb 1877	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Harrisburg, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1910	District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1930	Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida   [5]
  Died	27 May 1953  [6]
  Buried	Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I159933	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William D. "Buck" Sims,   b. Abt 1833, Tennessee
  Mother	Rachel Stevens,   b. Abt 1839, Tennessee
  Family ID	F60101	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Kate Pearl Snapp,   b. 6 Oct 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Nov 1975  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Earle Harrison Sims,   b. 24 Mar 1907, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Apr 1976  (Age 69 years) + 2. Conley F. Sims,   b. 15 Dec 1908, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jun 1994, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 85 years) + 3. Ruby Mae Sims,   b. 13 Apr 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Mar 1998  (Age 86 years)   4. Will Shannon Sims,   b. Abt 1917, Tennessee  (Age ~ 107 years) + 5. Rachel B. Sims,   b. 19 Mar 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 2014  (Age 95 years)   6. Ina Sims,   d. INFANT   7. Bill Sims,   d. Bef 4 Dec 2014
  Family ID	F51469	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Feb 1877 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 1 Mar 1952. Laura Simms obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 30 Apr 1976. Earle Harrison Sims obituary [S112] Census, 1880. Name: J. J. Sims Residence: Harrisburg, Sevier, Tennessee Birthdate: 1877 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Relationship to Head: Son Spouse's Name: Spouse's Birthplace: Father's Name: W. D. Sims Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Name: R. Sims Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Single Age (Expanded): 3 years Occupation: NARA Film Number: T9-1277 Page: 346 Page Character: D Entry Number: 4358 Film number: 1255277 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF W. D. Sims M 47 Tennessee, United States WIFE R. Sims F 41 Tennessee, United States DAU Florence Sims F 24 Tennessee, United States SON S. F. Sims M 20 Tennessee, United States DAU N. Sims F 18 Tennessee, United States SON W. I. Sims M 17 Tennessee, United States DAU V. C. Sims F 12 Tennessee, United States DAU L. B. Sims F 10 Tennessee, United States DAU M. Sims F 7 Tennessee, United States SON C. L. Sims M 5 Tennessee, United States SON J. J. Sims M 3 Tennessee, United States Mary Ward F 62 Tennessee, United States [S112] Census, 1910. Name: John J Sims Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Civil District 4, Sevier, Tennessee Marital Status: Married Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 151 Page Number: 9 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF John J Sims M 33y Tennessee WIFE Kate P Sims F 23y Tennessee SON Roy E Sims M 3y Tennessee SON Conley Sims M 1y 4m Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: John J Sims Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Winter Haven, Polk, Florida Gender: Male Age: 53 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1877 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0075 Family Number: 170 Sheet Number and Letter: 7A Line Number: 6 NARA Publication: T626, roll 330 Film Number: 2340065 Digital Folder Number: 4531951 Image Number: 00713 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John J Sims M 53 Tennessee Wife Kate P Sims F 43 Tennessee Son Earl H Sims M 23 Tennessee Son Connaly F Sims M 21 Tennessee Daughter Ruby M Sims F 19 Tennessee Son Will S Sims M 13 Tennessee Daughter Rachel B Sims F 10 Tennessee Boarder Wesley Hardin M 23 Tennessee Boarder Tom Lowe M 21 Tennessee [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 27 May 1953. Sims, John J. Feb 22, 1877 Sevier Co. May 27, 1953 Father: Sims, Buck Mother: Stevens, Rachel Sons: Earl, Conley, Shannon Daughters: Mrs. Hance Fine, Mrs. Frank Roberts Cemetery: Middle Creek [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 311.